Sky / Twenty-First Century Fox: The CMA’s Findings and the ‘Event-Based’ Sunset Clause

Publication Date: January 23, 2018

Research Report Overview

We provide our thoughts on Sky / Fox since the CMA’s recent decision will impact the deal. What we found in the possible remedies document is the addition of Disney as a catalyst to get through UK regulators. CMA statements point to a rather simple solution for Fox to get the deal completed: offer all the structural and/or behavioural commitments requested, then agree with the Secretary of State (SoS) that if Disney / Fox completes, these remedies will fall away (again, since the Disney owning Sky weakens the link between the Murdoch’s and Sky). The CMA spells out this possibility and refers to it as an ‘event-based’ sunset clause.

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